When players join the Celtics these days, it might be tough for them to pick a jersey number.
Boston has retired 23 numbers and nearly every jersey number between 0-25 has either been retired or is currently being used. So, when center Mike Muscala was traded to the Celtics on Thursday, he didn’t have many conventional options to pick from as the two jersey numbers he’s worn over his NBA career (31 and 33) are both retired.
Muscala ended up picking 57 because the number holds a special meaning to him.
“That was the year my mom was born.